!Slingshot MAX

The world's most popular productivity tool for AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® LT. !SlingShot Max introduces more than 60 indispensible commands to your AutoCAD® that you'll wonder how you ever managed without.

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Our most popular enhancement tools for AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® LT. !SlingShot Max introduces more than 60 new commands to your AutoCAD®. Make the most of your AutoCAD® LT software.

!Slingshot Max provides the most popular set of useful enhancemnt tools for use in AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® LT. Maximise your AutoCAD® software with this seamless tool - available for versions 2000 - 2010 and beyond.

!SlingShot Max offers a generous selection of productivity features for AutoCAD® software suite and works seamlessly with AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® LT using toolbars, menu pull downs and keyboard shortcuts.

Features

• X-REF Manager
• True Type Color
• Irregular Viewport
• Set DWG Associate
• Move Object's Layer
• Erase Object's Layer
• Layer Previous
• Layer Previous Mode
• Set Number Layer key
• Freeze Number Layer Key
• Improved command access
• Xclip, Vpclip.
• All of the image commands.
• IMAGEATTACH, AMAGEADJUST, IMAGECLIP,IMAGEFRAME, IMAGEQUALITY, TRANSPARENCY
• TrueColor and Gradient fills (not available for AutoCAD® LT 2000 / 2000i / 2002)
• The parallel & extension snaps & object snap tracking. (not available for AutoCAD® LT 2005 & 2006)
• Quick viewpoint setting routines.
• All the shademodes. (not available for AutoCAD® LT 2000)
• Orbit and Continuous Orbit. (not available for AutoCAD® LT 2000)
• Faster AutoCAD® LT operations

!Slingshot Max Commands

Image Commands
Image Adjust	Adjust the brightness, contrast and fade settings of an attached image.
Image Attach	Attach a variety of image files.
Image Clip	Crop an inserted image and display a specified region.
Image Frame	The ability to hide or display an image boundary.
Image Quality	Control the display quality of an image to reduce time required to display.
Transparency	Set the selected image as transparent.

Layer Commands
Isolate Layer	Isolate the layer of the selected object.
Layer Freeze	Freeze the selected object's layer.
Toggle On/Off	Turn off all layers, apart from the current layer. Or turn all layers on.
Layer Control All	Turn on, thaw and unlock all layers and regenerate the drawing.
Layer Off	Turn off the selected object's layer.
Layer Lock	Lock the selected object's layer.
Layer Unlock	Unlock the selected object's layer.
Layer New	Change the selected object's layer to a new layer.
Change to Current Layer	Place the selected object on the current layer.
Set to Current Layer	Set the selected object's layer as the current layer.
Vport Freeze	Freeze the selected object's layer in the current viewport.

Orbit Commands
3D Orbit	3D orbital motion of the objects by cursor movement.
3D Corbit	Sets the objects into continuous orbital motion.
3D Zoom	Realtime zoom in 3D.
3D Pan	Realtime pan in 3D.
3D Swivel	Swivel the view in 3D.
3D Distance	Adjust the distance in the 3D view.
3D Clip	Set and adjust the clipping planes in the 3D view.

Shade Commands
2D Wireframe	View as 2D wire frame.
3D Wireframe	View as 3D wire frame.
Hidden	View with obscured faces hidden.
Flat Shaded	Apply flat shading to objects.
Gouraud Shaded	Apply Gouraud shading to objects.
Flat Shaded, Edges On	Apply flat shading with distinct edges.
Gouraud Shaded, Edges On	Apply Gouraud shading with distinct edges.

Configuration Commands
Turn Keyboard On	Turn drcauto shortcut keys on.
Turn Keyboard Off	Turn drcauto shortcut keys off.
Configuring Keyboard	Open and edit hot-key settings.
Layer Key Configuration	Open and edit layer key number configuration.
Command Configuration	Open and edit shortcut key commands.
Multiple Sessions	Open multiple sessions of AutoCAD® and !SlingShot Max.
drcauto Home Page	Go to drcauto Home Page.
Set DWG Associate	Set current DWG file to be associated with !Slingshot.exe
Show Welcome Page	Show welcome page during start-up.
Show Title	Turn !SlingShot Max title display on/off.
About	Open drcauto about.
Help	Open drcauto help file.

View Commands
SW Isometric	Show South-West view.
SE Isometric	Show South-East view.
NE Isometric	Show North-East view.
NW Isometric	Show North-East view.
Plan View	Show plan view.
Front View	Show front view.
Rear View	Show rear view.
Left View	Show left view.
Right View	Show right view.

Text Commands
Edit block Attributes	Select block to edit its attributes.
Continue Under Selected Text	Continue selected text.
Change First Letter to Capital	Change first letter from lower to upper case.
Change Selected String to Upper case	Change selected text from lower to upper case.
Change Selected String to Lower case	Change selected text from upper to lower case.

Utility Commands
Xref Manager	Access to Xref Tree for editing and opening Xref drawings.
External Xref Clip	Clip external Xref drawings.
Xclip Frame	Clip Xref drawing frame.
Clip Existing Viewport	Clip existing viewport.
Irregular Viewport	Create a layout viewport with irregular boundaries by converting an object drawn in paper space into a viewport.
Rotate Cross Hairs by Pick	Rotate cross hairs along with a picked object.
Rotate Cross Hairs to 10 degs	Rotate cross hairs along with a picked object.
Rotate Cross Hairs to 45 degs	Rotate cursor to 45 degrees.
Rotate Cross Hairs to 0 degs	Rotate cursor to 0 degrees.
Set Cross Hair Rotation	Rotate cursor to inputed degrees.
True Type Color	Access to true type color by using the Color Index, by entering the color number, and by entering bylayer or byblock.

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Questions & Answers

[Q] Is it possible to run current DRCAuto software on Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bit machines)?

[A] The answer is yes. For Windows 7 32 and 64-bit platforms, the solution is to install both AutoCAD® and DRCAuto under what is known Windows XP Mode.

Read the complete article on How to Run drcauto software on Windows 7 clicking here

[Q] Do I have to get new code numbers each year like I do with our other DRCAuto software?

[A] DRCAuto software requires annual re-authorisation codes. The new code can be obtained from this web site for $99

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System Requirements

• AutoCAD® or AutoCAD® LT⁽¹⁾ currently installed
• 32bit⁽²⁾ computer
• Microsoft® Windows® 7⁽³⁾, Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP1 or later or Microsoft®, Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 1.8 GB (AutoCAD) + 30 MB (Smart Architect) free disk space for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Microsoft®
Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
• 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later

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